Rail-joint



N. A. NEWDICK AND w. E. MOODY.'

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2,19I8.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

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RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION man Nov. 2, 1918.

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NORTON A. NEWDICK AND WILLIAM E. MOODY, OF COLUMBUS, OI-IIO, ASSIGNORS TO JAMES ELLVOOD JONES, 0F SWITCHBACK, WEST VIRGINIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N ov. 2, 1920.

Application led November 2, 1918. Serial No. 260,779.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, NORTON A. NEWDIOK and ViVrLLLiM E. Moonr, citizens o t the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State oi Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints,of which the following is a specification.

rFhis invention relates to rail joints and is specifically directed to an improved type oi' rail joint designed to be used in mines for the recovering of coal or other mineral. This particular type of joint is :further particularly adapted for use in connection lwith mechanical loading machines wherein it isl essential to mount short rail jumpers in position in order that the loading machine may at all times be kept upon the track.

In loading machines generally and those having a sweep movement across the iioor specically, short jumper sections are essential in order that the supporting truck portion may be maintained on the rail and that the sweep portion may remain in contact'with the floor. To this end, the main object of my invention resides in a rail joint whose coperating hinge sections are mounted upon adjacent ends oi rail sections and which hinge members are so designed to permit a horizontal pivoting action and at the same time to firmly lock the rails together when the latter are in a position of alinement. In this manner, the rail sections may be temporarily joined and still remain in an angular position with respect to the straightaway track and be out of position of conflicting with the loading machine.` After the latter has advanced sufficiently, the rail sections may be swung horizontally to a position of alinement with the straight-away rails and locked in this position by means of suitable fish plates.

The preferred embodiment oi our invention is shown in the accompanying sheets oi. drawings wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding partsY and wherein,

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the meeting ends ci' two rail sections, the latter being shown partially broken away, with our hinge members applied, the angular position of these rails being also shown in broken lines,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. Y j

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1, and

Figs. 5 and 6 are detached perspective views of the cooperating hinge members.

The rail sections themselves are designated l and 2, the rail 1 forming the portion of the straight-away track and the section 2 represents a jumper section. Y To these rail sectionsl and 2 there are attached the hinged members 3 and 4 respectively. As is known, the webs of the ends oi. all rail sections are provided with holes for the application oit' the ordinary splice plates and my hinge members are attached to certain of these holes by means of the bolt and `nut structures shown at 5 and 6 respectively. Both the members 3 and 4 are made of a size to properly lit the web of the rail sections and are of such length that their piroting point lies directly opposite the line of juncture between the rail sections themselves. The hinge member 3 comprises a body whose side portion 4 lits the rail and ends in a shoulder portion 5 which, when applied to the rail section lies flush with the end of the rail as is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. This member 3 is further shaped to present-a slotted opening or key way 6` for cooperation with a key mounted upon the member 4. Further, the outwardly projecting flange shown at 7 completely overlies the head of the bolt 5 to protect the latter from any possible abuse. The member 4 is similarly shaped with a Vertical side portion 8 which lies against the web oi the section 2 and this side portionA terminates at its torward end as shown at 9 in a shoulder designed to coperate with and lie Hus i against the shoulder 5 on the member 3 when the rail sections are in a position of alinement such as is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. The flange portion 10 of the member 4 also overlies the bolt 6 and carries a depending key at its forward end consisting et a stud 11 and a locking foot 12 disposed at an angle to the portion 8. This foot 12 is of a size and shape to enter the key way 6 while the hinge members are in the relative position indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 1 and the stud 11 is of such length that the foot 12 will underlie the metal surrounding the key way 6 when the rails and hinge members are swung to the full line position in Fig. l. lit will thus be noted that the rail ends are brought intoabutting relation and are securely 'locked against removal When in the full line position shown in VFig. l

and at the same time, these hinge members permit of a horizontal swinging movement. Only one track-Way hasbeen shown but it Will be understood that the same structure marked degree ci" utility when used in -con- Y nection With a loading machine'or any :type of machine Which is mounted upon track Wheelsand Which requires a certain amount of space forward `ot the rail ends to operate upon. By means ol' this structure, the Ltraclr Wheels `may operate, ior instance, upon the pair of trac-ks l to permit its forward end to `have a sweep movement `over the uneihstiuctedxfloorin ifi-ont of the machine. DunV ing its operatiomj mper sections equipped Vwith the 4hinge members l may `'be dropped in position by passage of the key ll through the lrey Way 6 and allowed jto re ainin substantially a right angular position with respect to the .sections l. Viter `then'iachine has advanced a distance requiring vadditional trackage, this additional vtraclmg-e Abe ksupplied by simply swinging the. jumper sections 2 about vtheir hinge `keys toward each other,'this movement being limited by the abutting relation between the Itra'clr ends Vand between the shoulders 5 and i9.'v The jumper sectionsV are then held against lateral l displacement bythe `application of the' ordinary type of lish plate whereupon the machine may .be permitted to advanceupon the newly supplied `traclrvvay.

lhat We claimis':

l. lin a rail joint, fthecombination with a pair of rail sections, of a pair of Vseparable hinge Vmembers directly secured to the respective meeting ends of said `rail sections, and' meansWherebysadmembers may be detachably locked together by a horizontal swinging movement on the part4 of at leastl oneoic saidjsections. Y Y Y 2.V 'lrnwa rail joint, the combination with a pair. of rail sections, of a pair of hinge members secured to the respective ends of said rails, and means carried by said members for 'permitting their interlocking conn ne'otion vv-hen said members -have assumed -a horizontal angular posi-tion with respect-to eachother and :capable iof 'being swung horizontally to a position of Valin'einent, said means :hold-i-ng'said members Virmlyv togetherV when in such latter position.

i3. In a rail joint, the-:combination with a pair of yrail sections, `of a pair of hinge mem-Y bers securedto the respective ends of said rails, one Tof said members having a slot therein, the other of :said members being provided with a vdepending Vvertically arranged pivot pin, and a ylaterally projecting feet `on the bottom of said pin arrangedat such ang-le that said foot will pass through said member When the rail sections are angularly arranged with Vrespect to each other but'iorms a lool; againstV detachment of said sections when they are svvun-g horizontally to a positionof alinement.

4l. lfn a rail joint, a pair of rail sections, each of said sections being provided at their adjoining ends `with a laterally extending y oils-et shell portiomthe shelf portion of one of said sections being provided with a vertically disposed pivoting element arranged to bereceived Within ka Acooperative slotr formed in the shelf portion ol the adjacent rail section, whereby said sections are subject to 'horizontal swinging movement, and an offset projection provided upon the lower end of said element and operating to lock said sections together when the latter assume a position oi' longitudinal alinement.

ln testimony whereof We aliX our signa-V tures." Y

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